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JOSEPHINE, TEXAS

Collin County / Hunt County, Central Texas North

33°03'40"N 96°18'48"W (33.061018, -96.313227)

FM 1777 near the Sabine River
4 Miles E of Lavon Lake
4 Miles E of Nevada
25 Miles SE of McKinney the county seat
24 Miles NE of Garland
14 Miles SW of Greenville
Population: 1,692 Est. 2018
812 (2010) 594 (2000) 503 (1990)

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Josephine TX St. Louis Southwestern Railway Depot
Josephine St. Louis Southwestern Railway Depot
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Vintage photo courtesy Joe Wetzel
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History in a Pecan Shell

Like its neighbor Nevada, things started with the arrival of the railroad in 1888. The name comes from the daughter of the man (J.C. Hubbard) who donated land for the townsite. A post office was granted the same year.

The first population figures available were for 1900 when there were 200 residents. This figure grew to “well over 500 by the mid-1920” according to the Handbook of Texas. After the Great Depression the town was left with 350 people – not a fatal reduction, but one that was felt. The proximity to Dallas continued to drain off population and by 1960 the population was under 300. It increased to over 500 for 1990 and continued to the present (2010) figure of 812.

Josephine Texas water tower
Josephine water tower
Photo courtesy Mike Price, 2007
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Collin County TX 1940s map
Collin County 1940s map showing Josephine on St. Louis Southwestern Railroad
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office


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Josephine, Texas Nearby Towns:
McKinney Collin county seat
Nevada
Lavon
Garland
Greenville Hunt county seat

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